Abstract
Elatior Begonia (Begonia × hiemalis Fotsch.) is a flowering and beautiful pot plant that is particularly notable due to its flower color variations. The present study was conducted to investigate shoot proliferation and rooting of B. hiemalis under the influence of plant growth regulators in vitro. Shoot proliferation was carried out as a factorial experiment based on a completely randomized design (CRD) using NAA at 0, 0.25, 0.5, and 1 mg L-1 as auxin and BA and Kin at 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5 mg L-1 as cytokinin. Results showed that the highest amounts of fresh and dry weight of shoot and root, the number of leaves, and proliferation rate were observed in the treatments containing 0.25 mg L-1 NAA and 1 mg L-1 BA/Kin. Among different levels of cytokinin, BA 1 mg L-1 was more effective than the other levels. The percentage of necrosis in treatments without NAA was higher than the others. Rooting experiment was conducted as a CRD employing IBA at levels of 0, 0.25, 0.5 and 1 mg L-1. The highest rate of rooting was obtained in 0.5 mg L-1 IBA. Evaluation of adapted plants showed that in the acclimatization stage, the plants obtained from both cytokinin treatments had acceptable values in terms of phytochemical properties. Because BA treatment resulted in greater total chlorophyll, chlorophyll a, and total phenol levels, BA can be recommended as the most effective and preferable cytokinin for B. hiemalis proliferation and its commercial reproduction.
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Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
The 0.25 mg L-1 NAA and 1 mg L-1 BA/Kin treatments produced the highest shoot and root fresh and dry weights.
- Taxon
- Begonia × hiemalis Fotsch.
Begonia ×hiemalist0 - Treatment
- 0.25 mg L-1 NAA and 1 mg L-1 BA/Kine0
- Outcome
- fresh and dry weight of shoot and roote0
- Direction
- higheste0
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Verbatim
e0“the highest amounts of fresh and dry weight of shoot and root, the number of leaves, and proliferation rate were observed in the treatments containing 0.25 mg L-1 NAA and 1 mg L-1 BA/Kin”
t0“Begonia × hiemalis Fotsch.”
Claim · model-written summary
The 0.25 mg L-1 NAA and 1 mg L-1 BA/Kin treatments produced the highest leaf number and proliferation rate.
- Taxon
- Begonia × hiemalis Fotsch.Begonia ×hiemalist0
- Treatment
- 0.25 mg L-1 NAA and 1 mg L-1 BA/Kine0
- Outcome
- the number of leaves, and proliferation ratee0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the highest amounts of fresh and dry weight of shoot and root, the number of leaves, and proliferation rate were observed in the treatments containing 0.25 mg L-1 NAA and 1 mg L-1 BA/Kin”
t0“Begonia × hiemalis Fotsch.”
Claim · model-written summary
BA 1 mg L-1 was more effective than other cytokinin levels.
- Taxon
- Begonia × hiemalis Fotsch.Begonia ×hiemalist0
- Treatment
- BA 1 mg L-1e0
- Outcome
- more effectivee0
- Direction
- more effectivee0
- Comparator
- the other levelse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Among different levels of cytokinin, BA 1 mg L-1 was more effective than the other levels”
t0“Begonia × hiemalis Fotsch.”
Claim · model-written summary
Necrosis was higher without NAA than in other treatments.
- Taxon
- Begonia × hiemalis Fotsch.Begonia ×hiemalist0
- Treatment
- treatments without NAAe0
- Outcome
- percentage of necrosise0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- the otherse0
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Verbatim
e0“The percentage of necrosis in treatments without NAA was higher than the others”
t0“Begonia × hiemalis Fotsch.”
Claim · model-written summary
The highest rooting rate was obtained with 0.5 mg L-1 IBA.
- Taxon
- Begonia × hiemalis Fotsch.Begonia ×hiemalist0
- Treatment
- 0.5 mg L-1 IBAe0
- Outcome
- rate of rootinge0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“The highest rate of rooting was obtained in 0.5 mg L-1 IBA”
t0“Begonia × hiemalis Fotsch.”
Claim · model-written summary
Plants from both cytokinin treatments had acceptable phytochemical properties at acclimatization.
- Taxon
- Begonia × hiemalis Fotsch.Begonia ×hiemalist0
- Organ / stage
- acclimatization stagee0
- Outcome
- acceptable values in terms of phytochemical propertiese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“in the acclimatization stage, the plants obtained from both cytokinin treatments had acceptable values in terms of phytochemical properties”
t0“Begonia × hiemalis Fotsch.”
Claim · model-written summary
BA treatment gave greater total chlorophyll, chlorophyll a, and total phenol levels.
- Taxon
- Begonia × hiemalis Fotsch.Begonia ×hiemalist0
- Treatment
- BA treatmente0
- Outcome
- total chlorophyll, chlorophyll a, and total phenol levelse0
- Direction
- greatere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“BA treatment resulted in greater total chlorophyll, chlorophyll a, and total phenol levels”
t0“Begonia × hiemalis Fotsch.”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend BA as the preferred cytokinin for commercial proliferation.
- Taxon
- B. hiemalisBegonia ×hiemalise0
- Outcome
- BA can be recommended as the most effective and preferable cytokinin for B. hiemalis proliferation and its commercial reproductione0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“BA can be recommended as the most effective and preferable cytokinin for B. hiemalis proliferation and its commercial reproduction”
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